Mazda transmission problems
Across all Mazda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,778 complaints involve transmission. The 626 accounts for the largest share (69%). The single worst model year is the 1995 626 with 335 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,778 about transmission, all Mazda models
- Most affected
- 626 69% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 1,561 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 35 and 7
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mazda models
Worst model years for transmission
- 1995 Mazda 626335 complaints
- 1998 Mazda 626303 complaints
- 1996 Mazda 626237 complaints
- 1997 Mazda 626232 complaints
- 1999 Mazda 626226 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 25 |
| 1991 | 34 |
| 1992 | 27 |
| 1993 | 73 |
| 1994 | 210 |
| 1995 | 368 |
| 1996 | 252 |
| 1997 | 256 |
| 1998 | 321 |
| 1999 | 257 |
| 2000 | 199 |
| 2001 | 215 |
| 2002 | 173 |
| 2003 | 82 |
| 2004 | 125 |
| 2005 | 52 |
| 2006 | 20 |
| 2007 | 36 |
| 2008 | 17 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Among the 1,561 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.